Mowing and harvesting reaper



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0. MARIOK. MOWING AND HARVESTING REAPER.

No. 420,458. Patented Feb. 4, 1890.

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MOWING AND HARVESTING RBAPER.

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CALVIN MARIOK, OF MOUNT HERON, 'OHIO.

MOWING AND HARVESTING REAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 420,458, dated February.4, 1890. Application filed September 9, 1889- $eria1 No. 323,445- (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

vBe it known that I, CALVIN MARIOK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mount Heron, in the county of Darke and State ofOhio,haveinvented certainnew andusefullmprovements in Mowing andHarvesting Reapers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in mowingand harvestin g machines of that class in which spur and chain gearingis dispensed with; and it has for its object to improve upon priorconstructions of this character and to simplify and cheapen the device.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain the sameconsists in the peculiar combinations and the novel construction,arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafterdescribed, shown in the drawings, and then particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

'The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a machineembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section with parts inplan.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in both figures of thedrawings.

Referring to the details of the drawingsby letter, A designates theframe, B the wheels,

O the tongue, and D the axle, all of which are of known construction,and in which I claimnothing new.

E is a wheel on the axle and rotating therewith, and on the inner facethis wheel is provided around the inner circumference of its rim with aserpentine groove a, as shown more clearly in Fig. 2. The spokes, whichconnect the rim of this wheel with its hub, are arranged to one side, soas to not interfere with the movement of the parts in the groove, ashereinafter more fully set forth.

' b is the coupling-frame forming a support for the finger-bar. It issleeved at its ends on the axle, as shown in Fig. 2. The fingerbar issupported as usual, and the cutter-bar F slides thereon in anywell-known manner.

G is a lever, pivoted at its inner end upon the vertical pivot c, saidend being arranged between the bifurcated extension of the sleeve orcollar 0 upon the axle, and at its other end this lever is connectedwith the end of the cutter-bar by means of a ball-andsocketswivel-joint, as at d. This lever is formed with an angle, as at e, andat this angle, or between the same and its pivot end, the lever hasformed integral therewith or rigidly attached thereto a lateral curvedarm f, as shown best in Fig. 2, which at its free end is formed with abearing for a pintle g, the outer end of which carries a roller h,designed to travel in the cam-groove in the wheel E. The

groove in the wheel E be upon the inner face of the rim thereof, whereit is protected and prevented from being easily clogged.

The operation is apparent and will be readily understood. The rotationof the wheel E causes a vibratory movement to be given to the lever G,which reciprocates the cutter-bar in the usual manner.

The finger-bar is hinged to the couplingframe I), as at j,.to allow ofnecessary movement thereof.

The mechanism is composed of few parts, the groove and roller areprotected in agreat measure from injury in the ordinaryrunning of themachine, and the mechanism as awhole has proved very efficient and notliable to get out of order.

What I claim as new is- 1. The combination, with the cutter-bar,couplingframe, and the axle of a mower, of the wheel on the axle andprovided upon the .inner face of its rim with a cam-groove, the

the lateral arm on'the lever, and the roller carried by an adjustablepintle on the said arm and arranged to engage the groove in the wheel,substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with the cutter-bar, coupling-frame, and the axle ofa mower, of the wheel 011 the axle, provided upon the inner face of itsrim with a cam-groove, the vibratory lever pivoted at one end with theaxle and at the other end connected with the cutter-bar by aball-and-socket joint and provided with an angle, as shown, the lateralarm rigid with the lever between said angle and the pivoted end of thelever, and the roller 15 carried byapintle adjustable in a bearing inthe free end of the said arm and arranged to travel in the said groove,substantially as shown and described In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature 20 in presence of two witnesses.

CALVIN MARICK.

Witnesses:

J OHN T. MARIGK, J ESSE FoLKEsTH.

